Driver accused of trying to run down KC officers

A driver accused of trying to run down two officers in Kansas City has been captured on the Kansas side of the metro area.

Associated Press

A driver accused of trying to run down two officers in Kansas City has been captured on the Kansas side of the metro area.

Kansas City police say the incident began a few minutes after midnight Wednesday when officers walked toward a vehicle parked in an alley. When the vehicle headed toward the officers, the officers fired several shots.

The officers then pursued the car until losing sight of it.

Kansas City, Kan., police spotted the vehicle a short time later. Police say the driver stopped without incident, was arrested and transported to an area hospital to be treated for a non-life threatening gunshot wound.